Current practice of diagnostic lumbar puncture.
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Current practice of diagnostic lumbar puncture.
cutaneous sphincterotomy is the treatment of choice for patients with chronic anal fissure. Both procedures are easily and safely performed in the outpatient department under local anaesthesia, thereby avoiding the costs and disruption of admission to hospital. SHORT REPORTS Current practice of diagnostic lumbar puncture About 30%1 of patients have a headache after lumbar puncture,' and many st...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.289.6444.530